Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr "Don't worry, D1, D2, and D3 are keeping watch over there. If anything happens, they'll notify us, "a black-robed man beside D1 replied calmly," Besides, two of our Empire's top spectres are watching over there. Even if someone really manages to get there, the spectres will be able to wipe them out immediately. "
"We've already caught the biggest fish. I believe that the others don't have the ability to get close to that place," added another black-robed man.
"That's right, D1, don't worry too much. Let's think about how we're going to deal with these big fish. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we've hunted down a spectres from the Huaxia Federation," said another black-robed man with a sinister smile.
"D10 is right. D1, let's show them what we can do. With us working together, we'll definitely be able to toy with those hackers." The black-robed man in the corner chuckled coldly. He was very interested in being able to tease the top hackers of the Huaxia Federation.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Zilong and the others, who had already fallen asleep, suddenly felt their communicators vibrate. They jumped up and quickly put on the night combat uniforms they had prepared in their bags. Not long after, they saw the door to their lodgings open on its own. Outside the door, Ling Lan and Li Lanfeng were already fully armed and standing there.
"Boss, we're ready," said Zilong softly, excited.
"They won't suddenly wake up, right?" [No Mecha Unrepaired] Chang Xinyuan asked worriedly, pointing at the three NPC soldiers sleeping soundly beside them.
"No, I've already set it so that no one in this room will wake up before dawn. Even if they do, they will still think that you guys are sleeping in the room. "Seeing Chang Xinyuan's concern, Ling Lan explained patiently. With the existence of Little Four, this nature-defying god of the virtual world, Ling Lan was really not worried that these NPCs would discover any flaws in their plan.
Ling Lan swept a serious gaze over her team members and then said in a low voice, "This operation is very dangerous, even life-threatening. It's still not too late to back out now." After all, Li Shiyu and Chang Xinyuan had only joined them halfway. Ling Lan didn't want to force them to take the risk with her team.
When it came to life-threatening situations, everyone was shocked. Zilong and the others quickly regained their composure. They had been through life and death situations with Ling Lan since they were young, so they were not afraid of this at all. Li Shiyu and Chang Xinyuan were confused. They didn't know where the danger came from. In the virtual world, even if they died, they wouldn't really die. At most, they would just start over with their current characters and waste some time.
Only Li Lanfeng's expression changed slightly. He seemed to have thought of something, and his gaze towards Ling Lan became even more resolute.
Everyone was silent. Although Li Shiyu was obsessed with military medical research, he was extremely intelligent and understood that Ling Lan's words were actually directed at him and Chang Xinyuan. Thus, he replied resolutely, "Since I have decided to join the Lingtian Battle Clan, that means that I am willing to live and die with the Lingtian Battle Clan, whether now or in the future."
Li Shiyu's words had a double meaning. Ling Lan raised an eyebrow in surprise, surprise flashing through her eyes. Because Li Shiyu's words implied that in real life, he would also make the same choice.
Chang Xinyuan heard Li Shiyu's words and nodded vigorously, indicating that he would do the same. Those who liked to engage in mechanical research didn't have such complicated thoughts. He also didn't know that Li Shiyu was implying something — he just felt that since he was here on this mission, he should of course complete it to the end. Besides, he wasn't someone who would run away at the last minute, or else he wouldn't have been able to resist the Thunder King for three years.
"In that case, let's move out." Seeing this, Ling Lan turned decisively and was the first to step into the thick night.
Seeing this, the other team members silently followed suit. Right then, they did not know that with this step, their lives would be plunged into a storm of blood. They would follow their team leader through fire and water, all the way until the day their lives ended.
The moment they left the room, the door closed quietly behind them. In the room, the three NPCs were still fast asleep...
Ling Lan was heading towards the western corner of the base. During the day, this was the large canteen where the soldiers ate. When it was mealtime, this place would become a boiling cauldron of voices. At night, other than the area around the storehouse, this place was the quietest place in the base. Usually, no one would come here. No one knew that under the large canteen, there was actually a small secret base.
There was no one on duty in the large canteen, but with Little Four's reminder, Ling Lan knew that there were at least three top-class hackers controlling countless surveillance equipment, both overt and covert. They were carpet-sweeping the surroundings. In other words, even if an ant crawled past here, they would be able to see it clearly.
With this method, almost no one would be able to sneak in right under their noses. Unless a top-class hacker came and seized control of the surveillance equipment here from their hands, only then would they be able to enter successfully. However, this way, they would definitely discover it immediately. This was also one of the reasons why D1 and the others had thought that their plan was foolproof.
However, they had never imagined that there would actually be such a miraculous existence as Little Four in this world. He had managed to successfully tamper with the surveillance equipment right under the noses of these three top-class hackers, sending fake images to these hackers so that they would think that everything here was normal.
Ling Lan arrived at the large canteen and waited patiently for Little Four's response. One minute later, she saw Little Four raise a "V" sign high up in the air and shake his butt wildly. She knew then that Little Four had succeeded.
In the mindspace, Ling Lan flicked a finger and sent Little Four's smugness flying. In order to prevent Little Four from being too proud and making unnecessary mistakes, Ling Lan was determined to implement a cruel crackdown so that Little Four would never learn to be complacent.
Ling Lan gestured for her team members behind her to follow, while she walked unabashedly towards the entrance of the large canteen. Seeing this, everyone could not help but feel apprehensive. Would it really be alright to just walk over so casually?
Li Lanfeng looked at the back of the figure in front of him, whose strides were firm but unusually thin, and a myriad of emotions welled up in his heart. Compared to the others who did not understand the capabilities of hackers, Li Lanfeng knew best that Ling Lan had been so daring because she had already taken control of the surveillance equipment here. To be able to complete this in such a short time, Ling Lan's hacker capabilities were definitely not lower than imperial level.
He thought of that legendary imperial level hacker from the explosion at the headquarters of the Tianji Mecha Clan … that was probably Ling Lan herself. The stronger the rabbit was, the happier and prouder he should be. However, in the depths of his heart, a sense of danger was growing stronger and stronger. It was as if the person he had been chasing so hard was getting further and further away from him.
He definitely could not let the rabbit leave him behind! Li Lanfeng gritted his teeth silently. In the past, he had been worried about his body, so he had always restrained himself when training mecha. Even though the Thunder King had given him so much pressure, he had still not changed his ways and blindly increased his training.
Li Lanfeng had always known what he wanted to do, and would not easily change his plans. But right now, he had an urgent desire to become stronger. He felt that if he continued to dawdle like this, there would come a day when he would not be able to keep up with the rabbit's pace. It was very likely that the rabbit would get further and further away from him, and in the end, he could only regretfully become a passer-by in the rabbit's life.
He, Li Lanfeng, would never accept being a passer-by like this. No matter how important a passer-by was, he would not want it. Because he wanted his friendship with the rabbit to last for a long time, until the two of them were both old and grey. Then, they would still be able to drink and enjoy together, reminisce about the past, and laugh as they watched the ups and downs of their journey.
This was the greed that Li Lanfeng had developed after his heartache and regret when he had lost contact with the rabbit when he was 13 years old. And seven years later, the heavens had given him a chance to renew their friendship, and he had never thought of losing it again.
The door was quickly opened, and Ling Lan led the team members directly into the canteen. Meanwhile, the entrance to the secret base was in the small kitchen of the canteen. The small kitchen only served the highest commander of the base, and the chef was also the commander's trusted aide. In order to ensure the safety of the commander's food, the small kitchen did not allow other people to enter as they pleased. This also protected the secrecy and safety of the secret base very well.
Ling Lan came to the small kitchen with great familiarity. Faced with this kind of situation, Zilong and the others were already used to it. They believed that this was the strength of Ling Lan's hacker. Only Li Lanfeng raised an eyebrow curiously, because he knew that hackers did not have the ability to find the entrance instantly, nor did they have the ability to sense secrets from a long distance. This was because spectres also had these limitations — they could only be effective at close range.
Li Lanfeng did not know of Little Four's existence. As an intelligence entity, Little Four did not have the limitations of being a hacker or a spectre. This also made Little Four a unique existence in the virtual world. Just imagine, if all the hackers and spectres had Little Four's abilities, then the virtual world would really be in chaos.
They had just entered the small kitchen when a crack appeared where the chef was holding the spoon. Ling Lan jumped down without hesitation. Little Four had already projected the situation below in three dimensions in Ling Lan's mind.
The distance between the entrance and the bottom was about 20 metres. At this distance, Ling Lan had no problem jumping down. Seeing their boss set an example, Qi Long and the others jumped down without hesitation. Li Shiyu thought for a moment and then jumped down decisively. Chang Xinyuan hesitated for a moment before jumping down. Meanwhile, Li Lanfeng was the last to bring up the rear. As a spectre, he needed to constantly monitor the situation behind him to ensure that no one was following him.
Although Li Lanfeng's actions were a little superfluous, Little Four had already set up surveillance of the several kilometres around the team. If there was even the slightest movement, Little Four would be alerted. However, Ling Lan would not tell them the truth. Firstly, she needed to give Li Lanfeng a chance to perform, so as to speed up his integration into the team. On the other hand, there were some things that needed to be concealed. After all, Little Four's existence was too strange. If she told them the truth, she would not be able to explain Little Four's existence. So, she might as well tacitly accept Li Lanfeng's actions. This also made Zilong and the others happy that Li Lanfeng had joined the team. Sure enough, with one more hacker in the team, their safety was much more assured.
Unknowingly, Li Lanfeng slowly integrated into Ling Lan's team. Zilong and the others more or less felt Li Lanfeng's importance. They no longer treated Li Lanfeng as just a hired thug (hired thugs had the lowest status because they could be replaced at any time), but as a true member of the team.
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